Beryl

     

Variety goshenite with goethite inclusions

Origin: Miami, Zimbabwe

Sample size: crystal 3 cm long, 3 x 4 cm across

 

     

Variety aquamarine

Origin: Shigar Valley, Balistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Sample size: 3.5 x 3 cm

 

  

Variety heliodore

Origin: Sapucala district, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: left 4 x 3 x 2 cm, right 5 x 3 x 2 cm

 

Origin: Wagu, Ishikawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken, Honshu, Japan

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm, partial crystal

 

Origin: Violet claim, Juab, Utah, USA

Sample size: 8 x 3 mm

 

     

Emerald

Origin: Muzo, Columbia, USA

Sample size: left 1.2 cm, middle 7 x 5 mm, right 5 x 2 mm

 

  

Variety goshenite

Origin: Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: about 2.5 cm

 

Trapiche emerald

Origin: Muzo, Columbia

Sample size: 5 mm

Photo courtesy of: 

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

4 mm crystal

Origin: Diamond Rocks, Mourne Mts, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

Origin: Bull Moose mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, U.S.A.

Sample size: 28 mm wide

 

  

Aquamarine with fluorapatite and muscovite

Origin: Nagar, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Sample size: 6.8 x 10.2 x 3.9 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

  

Aquamarine with spessartine on cleavelandite and quartz

Origin: Shigar Valley, Pakistan

Ex. Giovanni Signorelli collection

Sample size: 5 x 7 x 3 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

 

  

 

 

  

Goshenite with schorl

Origin: Erongo Mtns., Namibia

Sample size: 3.4 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm (top), 3.8 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm (2nd row), 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm (3rd row), 8 x 5.1 x 1.8 cm (bottom)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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